The decision on the camera to buy will ultimately boil down to what you exactly intend to do with the camera. The Theta Z1 is capable of shooting 360 video as well as photos. While this is a nice extra it’s by no means its best feature. In my original review I commented on how the limited 4K resolution was a limiting factor compared to other modern 360 camera which tend to shoot 5K or higher. The large 1 inch sensors inside the lenses of the Theta Z1 are definitely well placed to capture much improved low light images. The larger the sensor the more light the lens has to work with; this is why DSLR’s are much better at shooting in low light than your phone. For those who prefer not to edit their photos, the Z1 also has an excellent built-in HDR mode hat requires no stitching or HDR fusion. The HDR image is ready to use straight out of the camera.

degree cameras introduce a breathtaking experience in capturing your activities and making virtual tours. This allows the user to combine multiple exposures and manually stitch images in a program like PTGUI. The end result is a longer workflow but imaged with greater dynamic range. Both cameras have in-built Wi-Fi which means that you can connect to a phone and control the camera via the compatible APP.

Ricoh Theta Z1 Review 2021

Still image, Video: AUTO (ISO80 to 6400, The Upper Limit settings ISO200 to 6400, Manual (ISO80 to 6400) *3, Live Streaming: AUTO (ISO80 to 6400) For a video shot while moving, you can display the route you moved, and play it like a hyperlapse video to the selected point. The Theta Z1’s nominal resolution is not impressive at around 24mp. However, for 360 cameras, specifications are seldom an accurate indicator of actual image quality. There are many examples of 360 cameras with lower specifications that outperform 360 cameras with supposedly higher specifications.

I’ve been inundated with questions about which camera is the best for virtual tours. The demand for virtual tours for real estate, museums, offices and a multitude of other businesses has exploded. Comparing audio from both cameras, I found out that GoPro Max performs better in terms of capturing clear audio. Being 360 cameras, we expect to find several microphones that should seamlessly capture spherical audio. The hashtag #theta360 can now be added from "theta360.com" – "SNS Share" in the menu when posting images to social networking services.Both cameras have EIS for removing wobbles in shaky videos. Max HyperSmooth performs better in this task than the stabilization in Theta Z1. In July 2019, Ricoh updated the firmware and app to add two options for stitching. The first stitching option makes the monopod less visible. The second stitching option results in less distortion at the nadir. This photo by Naoto Somese shows the difference between the two options. Theta Z1 nadir option. Comparison photo by NAOTO SOMESE Still image, Video:AUTO (ISO80 to 6400, The Upper Limit settinngs ISO200 to 6400), Manual (ISO80 to 6400) *3 To next" and "To previous" can now be selected from the "Display" when the spherical image is displayed.

One of the benefits of a larger sensor is better low light performance. Here are low light sample photos and videos from the Z1. First, here are low light photos: Both visually, and in terms of specifications, the Theta Z1 51GB remains unchanged from its predecessor, aside from a bump in internal memory (up to 51GB compared to the 19GB inside the original Theta Z1). Internally, there could be changes that have been made to comply with regulations, but even if components have changed, it doesn’t appear those changes have affected the specifications at all. Auto, Manual (Shutter 1/8000s-120s, ISO 100-3200), Shutter Priority (1/8000s-2s), ISO Priority (100-3200) Spherical images can now be created with slant correction and with Photo Sphere XMP meta data added by selecting "Write with top/bottom correction" in the "File" when the spherical image is displayed.

Ricoh Theta Z1 Specifications and Comparison with Ricoh Theta V

H.265 video coding is better because it compresses videos in a good way and results in a video file with reduced file sizes with the same high quality. Step 2. Edit the Z1 DNG photos using apps such as Adobe Lightroom Mobile. Edit the Z1 Raw DNG photos in Lightroom Mobile or other apps